Suspensory jock-strap.



ROBERT C. FINE, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORIA.

sUsPEN'sonY Joux-STRAP.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Application led January 2, 1918. Serial No. 209,851.

To all @07mm z't may concern.'

o Be it known that I, ROBERT C. Finn, a cltizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inSuspensory J oak-Straps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to im rovements in suspensory bandages, and te object of the invention is to provide a bandage that will be simple inconstruction, easily and conveniently applied to the human form, readilyadjusted, and cannot become shifted from its proper position,there byovercoming the greatest fault in all suspensory bandages heretofore inuse, and it is furthermore inexpansive in its construction. With tleseand other objects in view, the invention consists in the novelconstruction and. combination of parts, as will be hereinafter more indetail described, and the asserted novelty specifically claimed.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention, andFig. 2 is a side view of the same applied to the human form.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to thedrawings by letter, A designates a sack and itsappurtenances consisting of supporting straps B, B. C designates anelastic strap which is adapted to extend across the abdomen, having itsends secured to straps B, B by means of sewing or in any suitablemanner. It will be noticed further that a shorter strap D is locatedbelow the elastic strap C and designed to secure the sack proper tor thestraps B, B in a similar manner to the strap C. The straps B, B arebuckled together' at one point b v means of a buckle E. The usualopening F is formed in the sack for the relief of the wearer inurinating, when desired. G. designates adjustable elastic leg straps thelower ends of which are permanently secured to the lower back portion ofthe sack A by means of sewing, or in any suitable manner, and arebuckled at their free ends by means of the usual buckles H, H. Thedivision strap D across the lower abdomen serves to bring the pressureon the lower abdomen directly over the part .where rupture would occur.By such constr ion of my suspensory of a V-shaped contour it will beseen that it is designed to fit snugly within the crotch of the humanform, and the elastic straps G, fastened to the back lower portion ofthe sack and running between the thighs and brought around on each sideof the hips and fastened to straps B, B hold the sack in the naturalposition of support un- .der the most violent exercise without any klingstraps snugly, when putting on the suspensory.

A suspensory without the leg straps be'- comes dislodged frequently whenthe wearer does not maintain a standing position.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing. the operation of my suspensory is obvious, and furtherdescription herein is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: The combination with a suspensory sack provided withan opening therein; of supporting straps, an `abdominal strap having itsends secured to the said supporting straps. a divisional strap securedto and located between the suspensory sack and the supporting strapsbelow the abdominal strap. two elastic straps secured to the back andlower end of the sack having the free ends thereof passed between andaround the thighs, and secured by buckles to the supportingstrapsbetween the abdommal and divisional straps. the whole asconstructed constituting both front and back a V-shaped suspensory.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT C. FINE.

